My Philosophy of Life

  rmqphilosophy.blogspot.com OLIGÔRIA: THE PHILOSOPHY OF EMOTION by Ronald Michael Quijano Image courtesy of  Sydney Sims Dedicated to Julienne Miranda, a dear friend. Emotions are fundamental in human nature. It is the characteristic embedded deep in our DNA that serves a function; to survive. If we think about it, appetite and emotion link us to the rest of the animal kingdom. However petty these emotions are, it serves a purpose. Whether personal, social, or spiritual, these emotions are the natural responses to stimuli we encounter daily. Emotions can be short-lived - a momentary reaction to a certain situation that will abruptly leave our senses - or can be long-term - a traumatic experience that shaped our emotional capacity to be whatever it is today. For all we know, we feel because we must. We react because we should. We can trace these anthropomorphic characteristics in understanding the science of evolution by natural selection as proposed by Charles Darwin. Emotion helps us

  rmqphilosophy.blogspot.com THE DEFENSE OF JUDAS: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL AND FREE WILL by Ronald Michael Quijano The Kiss of Judas. Infrared photography revealed that the painting must have been turned around in the 16th century.   Photograph: HKI Institute/The Fitzwilliam Museum, Image Library Salvation. The concept on which Christianity based its ultimate ending. For them, it’s the end all and be all of everything. Perhaps, the most profitable promise a religion can offer. For Vikings: Valhalla, for Muslims: Jannah, for Jews: Olam Haba, and for Buddhists: Nirvana. These concepts of heaven vary across different cultures and belief systems. Stories of creation, heroism, and martyrdom surround Christianity. Some, are historical, some fictional. Faith is what makes these contradictory fields aligned. These spoonfed sentiments shaped our ideals; indoctrination is the cornerstone built upon the shallow grounds of our moral arc. Where raising questions about the divine is wicked; and defendin